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Topic: Barcley lap steel (red) |
George Rout
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Posted 3 Aug 2008 5:09 pm |
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I've seen some reference over time to a Barcley guitar, but I did a search on the forum and nothing comes up.
In Harmony Central, there is a reference to a Barcley acoustic guitar made in Japan.
A buddy of mine in Nova Scotia has this red Barcley 6 string steel. Can anybody please tell me/us something about it. Thanks.
George in Peach Picking country (and, man the peaches are just delicious this year!!!!)
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Ben Sims
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Michael Lee Allen
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Posted 4 Aug 2008 6:43 am
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George Rout
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St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 3:18 pm Here Is A Pic Of The Barcley Lap Steel
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It took a while, but I got a pic of the Barcley steel. Apparently it has good tone. It's made in Japan. No other data is known about it.
Geo
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Michael Lee Allen
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 3:40 pm
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Iain Carmichael
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 5:10 pm
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Hi George,
I've no doubt Michael's right. Incidentally, it's very like a Jedson I had. They, too, were made in Japan and exported to the USA- and to Europe, I believe. I seem to remember somebody saying they were sold in Woolworths among other places! Can that be? Anyway there seems to have been a spate of Japanese-made Fender copies in the 70's.
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George Rout
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St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 6:03 pm
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Hi Ian and Michael. Nice to hear from you folks.
The guitar is in Nova Scotia and I'm in Ontario, so I only have the picture to go by. When I first looked at it, I immediately thought it looked almost like the Fender Champ I'm playing in my posting picture, except of course, the Barcley is a dual p/u. Here's a close-up of the Fender:
I've seen our department stores in the old days, Simpsons and Eatons both sold guitars but I don't think Woolworths ever sold them unless you mean like Woolco (or Woolies as they call it in the UK). Before Woolco, F. W. Woolworth here were 5 and 10 cent stores!!!!
But the Barcley certainly resembles the Fender. And, I've never seen an Aria steel in any shape!!!!!!
At 71, I thought I had either seen of or heard of most steel guitars, albeit it not the latest brands!!!
Thanks for the commetns guys.
Geo (in Peach Picking country, Niagara, ON)
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Michael Lee Allen
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 6:17 pm
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George Rout
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 6:38 pm
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Thanks Michael. I know a chap here (now lives in BC) had a Fender Deluxe copy without legs and I can't remember if it even had a name on it. It had a thicker body than the Champ.
Geo
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Michael Lee Allen
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 6:40 pm
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Michael Lee Allen
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Posted 13 Aug 2008 12:55 pm
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Richard Shatz
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St. Louis
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Posted 13 Aug 2008 2:56 pm
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Bill Creller
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Posted 13 Aug 2008 7:19 pm
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